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Idalian

/aɪˈdeɪliən/

Idalian adjective: of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.

Adjective

Idalian (comparative more Idalian, superlative most Idalian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.
    • So moves the Goddess to the Idalian groves,
      And leads her gold-hair'd family of Loves.1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 142

Forms of Idalian

comparativemore Idalian
superlativemost Idalian

Origin of Idalian

From Latin Īdalius (“pertaining to Idalium”) (ultimately from Koine Greek Ιδάλιον (Idálion)) + -an.

Questions about Idalian

What does Idalian mean?
Idalian means of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.
What part of speech is Idalian?
Idalian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Idalian?
Idalian is pronounced /aɪˈdeɪliən/.

Words near Idalian in the dictionary

  1. Idakho
  2. idakka
  3. idakkas
  4. Idalcan
  5. Idalcans
  6. Idalian
  7. Idalxa
  8. Idamean
  9. idant
  10. idants
  11. Idared

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